Reflective Lot # Sign Posts

If you wish to purchase a reflective sign post for your driveway to enable emergency services to more easily find you, email chief11@telus.net with your name and Lot #.  The white  posts with blue reflective numbering are $45 and delivered to the Thetis Firehall for pickup. Cash or cheque to Thetis Island Vol. Fire Dept.

Sun, Sea, Sails & Shimmies

The Thetis Island Shimmy Mob Dancers (from the Gypsy Dancers of the Salish Sea) would like to send out a great big “Thank You!!!” to everyone who came out to watch and cheer on our team at Thetis Island Marina on Saturday May 9th, and to the generous donations that came from islanders and beyond.  Together we raised over $3400 in funds for Cowichan Women Against Violence (CWAV) and Somenos Transition House. Wow!!!! Thank you all!!!

Special thanks to Ron & Kelly Bannister and Trisha Hunter for technical support, videos and photographs, to the Thetis Island Regatta participants for letting us dance at their party, and to Paul Deacon for providing such an awesome venue for our performance.  The sun and sea, along with spectacular sailboats were excellent special effects!

For those who missed our performance, or would like to see it again, here's the video:

Shimmy on  ☺

Notice from jollity FARM

To all Thetitians! Thank you from jollity FARM

As we head into our 4th year of farming on Thetis Island, we want to acknowledge all the help and support from you, our community. Thank you for your donations of compost, used pots, manure, windows, fencing; sharing of advice & expertise, elbow grease plus support for our evolving venture. It was a great turn out last Saturday and we look forward to sharing new offerings with you each week. 

*we will always re-use plant pots of any size, so you are welcome to return them to the farm at your convenience

In gratitude,

Noah & Elisabeth Bond

First Sunday Market of the Season!

Come join us for the first Sunday Market of the season.

Sunday May 17th 10AM to 1PM Telegraph Harbour Marina in the pavilion.

Many local artisans with a wide variety of crafts, baking, jeweler, knitting, homemade chocolates, cards and much more.

See you there!

Gloria

TICA Plant Sale & Lunch

Plant sale at Forbes Hall SATURDAY May 16 10am to 2 pm

Join friends for LUNCH at  Forbes Hall SATURDAY MAY 16   11:30AM to 1:00PM (while quantities last)

HOME MADE BURGERS'N FRIES WITH 'SLAW $8.99

DON'T MISS IT!

All proceeds go to maintaining and improving Forbes Hall

Domaine Jasmin Opens for the Season

This Saturday, May 16th, Domaine Jasmin opens for the season. The tasting room will be open from 12-4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday until Thanksgiving weekend.

We'll be releasing three new wines, one of which is the 100% estate grown 2013 Pinot Noir, which we've entered in this year's All Canadian Wine Championships. Results are due on Friday.

In support of the Thetis Island Nature Conservancy, we'll pledge half of our opening day sales.

Drop in and check out the new wines!

Denis and Coleen

Last Day to Order Baking for Nepal

Almost ready to tie on my apron.  Please send me your orders for Baking for Nepal, so I can be sure to fit in your baking.

Thanks so much to all of you that have already booked with me, it's going to be a very busy ten days!

All proceeds go to Canadian Red Cross / Nepal Relief

To order baking, simply e-mail me at dickie.ann@gmail.com with:

1.     Your preferred dates (give me three, and I’ll let you know which it will be)

2.     Your preferred baked goods ~ cookies (3 doz), muffins (1 doz), bread (2 loaves), sweet yeast breads (8 pcs), pie (1), cake 1), or scones (1 doz).

Payment: when you pick up your baking, pay me what ever you want to donate to the Nepal Relief, and it will be sent to the Canadian Red Cross on May 21^st.  Accepting cash, or cheques made out to Canadian Red Cross.

Thanks

Ann Dickie

May 8 Wildfire News

Click here to view pdf.  Have a look on Page 3's Margin!  Kudos to TIVFD for keeping us on our toes :)

Carpenter Position Available on Thetis

This is a summer position helping me with various projects on my property on Thetis.  These include shingling a garage, replacing ceilings in 2 houses, laying 3000 square feet of hardwood and tile, painting, and dock and deck repairs.

I have regularly hired students for similar work over the last 10 years.  I have all the tools and supplies on-site.

The plan is that we would work together on each project. The pay is $15 an hour to you as a contractor. My initial thought is to work about 6 hours per day, 5 days per week.  The work could continue through September. 

If this interests you, please send your résumé to Gerry Taft gftaft@yahoo.ca 

Pender Imagines an Age-Friendly Community

Here is a link to information on Pender's work to be an "Age-Friendly" Island

http://www.islandstrust.bc.ca/media/314201/newsmay82015Penderagefriendly.pdf

International Low Tide day & Cowichan Land Trust's 20th Anniversary Party

Saturday May 16th  9:30AM

Beach clean-up, meet at Hecate Park for assignments

Families meet at Kil-Pah-Las Beach for fun marine science

12:00 noon

Everyone meets at Hecate Park

Lunch, music, and birthday cake for Cowichan Land Trust's 20th Anniversary 

For more information

http://www.cowichanestuary.ca/low-tide-day/

We hope to see you there! 

Ann Eriksson, ThINC

Yard Waste / Incinerator Fire Ban

Yard Waste and Incinerator Fires will not be permitted after May 15th.

Evening campfires of regulation size will still be permitted. Permits are available on-line at www.thetisislandfire.ca and allow 24 hours for the permit to be processed, or at the waste recycling centre on Wednesdays and Saturdays from Andy Lamb or Vicki Walker.  Also available at the firehall on Wednesday evenings from 6:45 to 7:30 pm.  

TIVFD